portland

Elliott Smith was a beautiful musician and the one of the best songwriters of his generation. He wrote bruised, delicate music that came off with the ease of a pop song that you couldn’t get out of your head — but the secret was its layers of complexity, from his guitar playing to his opaque lyrics to his lace curtain of a voice. …Read More

A man claiming to be Portland’s first homegrown Men’s Rights Activist decided to target an all-female (and transgender) comedy fest this past week in Portland. All Jane No Dick is a multi-night celebration of (very funny!) women in comedy, which makes plenty of sense as a concept, given the sexism in the stand-up field. But one fellow named Matt seems to lack this context, which is why he stands alone, adamant, against the “no dick” joke in the title. He mounted his own flyer campaign disparaging the event and advertised on Craigslist for co-protesters, operating under the nickname he himself has invented: “The Lone Woof.” …Read More